EMAT vs USAR vs NB Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, USA Rare Earth and Niocorp Developments Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
USAR USA Rare Earth, Inc.
$9.33 -41.1% 1M -61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
3 wins
NB Niocorp Developments Ltd
$2.95 -16.0% 1M -62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$339.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

USA Rare Earth leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (USA Rare Earth 3, Niocorp Developments 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMATUSARNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $876.69M $2.05B $339.92M USAR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.4x -5.7x -7.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.4% -61.2% -62.5% USAR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 190.7% 102.4% 87.2% NB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 44/100 — USAR

Percentile Scorecard

EMATUSARNB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEMATUSARNB
Valuation 16 #136 of 162 46 #88 of 162 50 #81 of 162
Growth 32 #101 of 147 3 #142 of 147 –
Profitability – 32 #83 of 122 –
Financial Health 13 #145 of 166 94 #11 of 166 95 #10 of 166
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 20 44 –
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • USAR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEMATUSARNBSPY
1 month -57.2%-41.1%-16.0% -1.0%
3 months -71.8%-34.1%-28.7% +2.9%
6 months -84.4%-57.3%-47.9% +6.4%
Year to date -87.0%-21.6%-44.3% +11.4%
1 year -90.4%-61.2%-62.5% +13.1%
3 years -86.7%-9.0%-31.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -49.0%-3.1%-11.7% +21.5%

Risk

MeasureEMATUSARNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 190.7%102.4%87.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 160.1%94.2%88.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.323.873.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.60-0.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-75.9%-82.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -93.3%-69.6%-64.3% -2.5%
52-week high $21.29$30.70$8.26 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$9.33$2.95 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEMATUSARNB
P/E now vs peer median -16.6xmedian 12.7x -6.0xmedian 12.7x -7.3xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 543.5xmedian 3.1x 392.2xmedian 3.1x 37.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x —median 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x —median 15.1x -7.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median -47.1xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.27 —median 0.27 —median 0.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEMATUSARNB
Operating income -$15.92M -$97.10M –
Net income -$53.55M -$362.17M –
R&D – $24.96M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 $-1.56 –
Cash & equivalents $5.25M $1.53B $415.00M
Total debt $6.18M $1.85M –
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 230.08M 117.21M
Enterprise value $858.13M -$221.75M -$569.76M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEMATUSARNB
P/E -16.6x -6.0x -7.3x
P/FCF – – -7.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 543.5x 392.2x 37.8x
P/B -47.1x 0.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -35.3x 0.9x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -55.9x -7.8x –
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATUSARNB
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -258.6% -282.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% -262.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% -63.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMATUSARNB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – -23.9% –
Return on assets -91.1% -19.6% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -5.4% –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMATUSARNB
Debt / assets 6.5% – –
Debt / equity -0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 119.8% 15.4% 7.6%
Equity / assets -19.8% 84.6% 92.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.2x 32.8x 25.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x 30.1x 25.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 30.0x 25.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATUSARNB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEMATUSARNB
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 $-0.56FY2026 $-0.22FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71MFY2026 $72.34MFY2026 $0.00FY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +124.4%FY2026 +4,311.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2,427.0% +739.6% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMATUSARNB
Held by institutions – 60.0% 33.4%
Institutions holding – 392 213
Change in shares held, QoQ – +8.2% -7.0%
Institutions buying – 271 121
Institutions selling – 64 44
Buyers to sellers – 4.23 2.75

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EMATUSARNB
EMAT 1.00 0.16 0.16
USAR 0.16 1.00 0.75
NB 0.16 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, USAR and NB?

USA Rare Earth (USAR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $876.69M, USA Rare Earth (USAR) $2.05B, Niocorp Developments (NB) $339.92M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year USA Rare Earth (USAR) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -90.4%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) -61.2%, Niocorp Developments (NB) -62.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Niocorp Developments (NB) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 190.7%, USA Rare Earth (USAR) 102.4%, Niocorp Developments (NB) 87.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMAT, USAR and NB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, USA Rare Earth (USAR) leads on 3. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.